Head-to-Head: Newcastle vs Ipswich

Newcastle vs Ipswich carries a clear historical lean towards Newcastle, whose power and control have usually made the difference. Newcastle won 4–0 at Portman Road on 21 December 2024 and 3–0 at St James’ Park on 26 April 2025, while Ipswich’s 3–1 home win in April 2017 supplies a valuable counterexample. Future meetings will ask whether Ipswich can disrupt Newcastle’s authority.

Past matches, Newcastle vs Ipswich

26 April 2025 Regular Season - 34

Newcastle

3 - 0

Ipswich

St. James' Park
21 December 2024 Regular Season - 17

Ipswich

0 - 4

Newcastle

Portman Road
17 April 2017 Regular Season - 43

Ipswich

3 - 1

Newcastle
22 October 2016 Regular Season - 14

Newcastle

3 - 0

Ipswich

St. James' Park

Match center

Newcastle

3 - 0

26 April 2025

Ipswich

Starting eleven

Substitutes Newcastle

67
M
10
F
9
F
18
F
4
D
17
D
36
M
1
G
26
G

Ipswich Substitutes

D
44
F
27
F
10
M
25
M
12
F
20
M
49
D
48
G
28

Match events

45'

90'

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30'

Ben Johnson Yellow Card
37'

Ben Johnson Yellow Card
37'

Ben Johnson Red Card
40'

B. Godfrey J. Clarke
44'

Dan Burn Yellow Card
44'

Liam Delap Yellow Card
45' +2

Jacob Murphy Penalty confirmed
45' +4
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A. Isak Penalty
56'
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D. Burn Normal Goal (Asst: K. Trippier)
63'

Jacob Greaves Yellow Card
67'

L. Miley J. Willock
67'

A. Gordon J. Murphy
71'

G. Hirst L. Delap
71'

C. Chaplin J. Enciso
77'

C. Wilson H. Barnes
77'

W. Osula A. Isak
80'
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W. Osula Normal Goal (Asst: K. Trippier)
83'

S. Botman F. Schär
86'

M. Luongo J. Taylor

Stats for this game

Matchup Newcastle VS Ipswich

Newcastle set the stronger reference point

The dated meetings favour Newcastle through both venues. A 4–0 win at Portman Road on 21 December 2024 showed the visitors turning pressure into a commanding result, and the 3–0 home victory over Ipswich on 26 April 2025 confirmed Newcastle’s ability to control the contest at St James’ Park.

Ipswich still offer a route into the game

Ipswich’s 3–1 home success on 17 April 2017 prevents the pairing from becoming a simple story of status. Their challenge is to stay compact long enough to frustrate Newcastle’s physical threat, then use the space behind an advancing side for more meaningful counterattacks. Newcastle, meanwhile, must convert territorial authority into chances before the contest becomes a test of patience. The attraction of a future meeting lies in that contrast: can Ipswich reproduce the disruption seen in 2017, or will Newcastle’s greater control reassert itself across the match?